Description
Incus from 7.3.0 before 7.5.0 contains a project restriction bypass that allows restricted project users to set block.create_options through volume update, copy, and move operations. Attackers can set the option on a custom volume and trigger a copy or move onto a formatting pool to inject arguments into mkfs executed as root.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 9 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incus from 7.3.0 before 7.5.0 contains a project restriction bypass that allows restricted project users to set block.create_options through volume update, copy, and move operations. Attackers can set the option on a custom volume and trigger a copy or move onto a formatting pool to inject arguments into mkfs executed as root.
Title Incus 7.3.0 before 7.5.0 Project Restriction Bypass via block.create_options
First Time appeared Linuxcontainers
Linuxcontainers incus
Weaknesses CWE-88
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:incus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxcontainers
Linuxcontainers incus
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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Linuxcontainers Incus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:13:42.624Z

Reserved: 2026-10-22T11:24:28.626Z

Link: CVE-2026-115372

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:43.670

Modified: 2026-10-22T19:17:43.670

Link: CVE-2026-115372

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-88

    Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')